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NewsRussians prepare for private space 'hotel'
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station could be a lot less lonely by mid-decade if a Russian company pulls off plans to orbit a privately financed space hotel capable of accommodating up to seven people by 2015-16.
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NewsPICTURE: MRJ production begins
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet is under way with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser.
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NewsSIA signs A340 maintenance deal with Airbus
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a maintenance and support contract with Airbus for its five Airbus A340-500 aircraft.
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British Airways and Tata team on MRO IT offering
British Airways and India's Tata Consultancy Services have joined forces to offer maintenance organisations an information technology product branded as...
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European airlines reiterate need for new ash-flight policies
European airlines have renewed calls to change the policies that govern flights through volcanic ash.
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Narrowbody MRO prices down 15% last year: SRT
Overcapacity caused narrowbody maintenance prices to fall 15% in 2009, and a repeat is likely this year. That's according to SR Technics chief executive...
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NewsRossiya slams An-148 reliability
Russian state airline GTK Rossiya, the only current user of the Antonov An-148 regional airliner, has criticised the aircraft's reliability as unacceptable and listed a string of problems including door locks, engine and APU failures.
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NewsBoeing quantifies 787 MRO efficiencies
Boeing has spelled out the maintenance benefits that operators can expect from its 787 widebody, due to enter service with All Nippon Airways (ANA) next year.
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Jetstar Asia appoints first chief operating officer
Low-cost carrier Jetstar has appointed Ho Yuen Sang as the first chief operating officer of Singapore-based Jetstar Asia.
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MRJ programme enters manufacturing phase
Production of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has started today, with the first metal cut for the aircraft's horizontal stabiliser by Mitsubishi Heavy...
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US private equity firm buys Volvo Aero Services
Volvo Aero has sold its US subsidiary, Volvo Aero Services, to a North American private equity firm.
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Boeing begins wing-body mating of first 747-8I
Boeing's first passenger 747-8 Intercontinental has entered wing body join and systems installation, one assembly step prior to mating the fuselage sections...
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US MRO body urges lobbying against FAA bill
Proposed legislation that would impose new demands on the US Federal Aviation Administration came in for stinging criticism at Aviation Week's MRO Europe...
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Lufthansa boasts of 100% A380 technical dispatch reliability
Lufthansa has consistently experienced 100% technical dispatch reliability on its Airbus A380s, but Air France is frequently dropping below its 98.5% target.
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OEMs to increase dominance in MRO market
Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will increasingly dominate the maintenance, repair and overhaul market over the next 10 years, says consultancy Aerostrategy in its latest market forecast.
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Monarch sees possible MRO boost from carbon scheme
Monarch Aircraft Engineering is confident that the UK's high labour rates can be overcome as it seeks to build its Boeing 787 maintenance business.
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Timco adds capacity in North Carolina to bolster interiors work
Timco Aviation Services' interiors engineering and manufacturing division Timco Aerosystems plans to expand its aircraft interiors operations with the addition...
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Forecasts detail 10-year outlook for global MRO market
The global maintenance, repair and overhaul market is expected to grow by 3.2% per annum over the next decade to reach a value of $58 billion by 2019, according...
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BA could develop 787 maintenance capability: Walsh
British Airways is yet to decide whether to develop in-house maintenance capability for its incoming fleet of 24 Boeing 787s, the first of which is due to...